Improvement in hay-loadees



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Y `Let-ters Patent 1Y0. 63,806, dated April 16, 1867.,

IMPROVEMENT IN HAY-LOADERS.

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Beit known that I, JOSEPH MORGAN, of West Springfield, in the county ofHampden, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new'and usefulmachine for pitching hay upon the cart or wagon, called the AutomaticHay-Pitcherg and I do hereby declare the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the construction and operation of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thespecifications, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a hay-cartwith the automatic hay-pitcher attached.

Figure 2 is a view ofthe drum and its machinery.

Letter A is the fastening pin set in a spirel spring. B is theconnecting-bar. O the catch-spring, which supports the bar, forming theconnection with the wheel of the cart. D the cord which draws back thebal' over the catch-spring when the fastening pin is raised. E is thedisconnecting-rod by which the catch-spring is depressed and the bar letloose. The machine consists of a portable wooden grooved drum, attachedto the inside ofthe wheel ofthe cart, though somewhat smaller than thewheel, revolving upon the hub, in which is set the automatic combinationof machinery by which the connection is made with the wheel, and anupright crane, having a socket joint in the middle, attached to the bodyof the cart near the drum. The fork is attached to the drum by a roperunning over the pulleys in the arm of the crane.

The operation consists in connecting the drum with the wheel of the cartby means of the connecting-bar set in the rim, so that the loaded forkis elevated as the cart passes along, when the tender crowds it over thecart, turning the arm of' the crane to tho side and allows the hay toslide oit'. As soon as the fork touches the arm of the crane the ropecompresses the disconnecting-rod in the rim of the drum and breaks theconnectionpvhcn the fork can be drawn down for another load. When thecart is loaded the rope can be detached from the drum and the upper partofthe crane removed with the forli if desired. t

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The attachment of a wooden groovcd drum to the inside of the wheel of aVhay-cart or Wagon, revolving upon the hub, in combination with crane andmachinery by which said drum is connected to and disconnected from thewheel automatically, the whole constructed and operating'substantiallyin the manner as herein described.

JOSEPH MORGAN.

Witnesses:

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